traveled to Garden City, then to Syrucuse..I grew up in Finney county, never seen it so wet for the last twenty yrs, lots of uncut milo (there is so much grain elevators are full),now, stock piling on the ground. usually see birds along roads in evening or early morning, did not see one bird, talked to harvesters and they are seeing very few. some winter wheat is up, usually see birds there in early morning, nada.

I can't hunt any longer, I keep up with conditions with the farmer that bought our farm 15 miles north of Cimarron, he has parcels of land in a 20 mile area, so he has a good perspective of the population.

So how did ya'll come in contact with these farmers, I would love to go to Ks. and hunt some wild birds?

My contact is my best friend from high school in the OK panhandle, who became an agronomist and then married into a family that farmed and ranched and has now taken it over. Yes, I admit that I am a very blessed guy.

Wanting to go between Christmas and New Years as well just me and a black dog. If I get to it will be done one the very cheap. Start around Lacrosse and work from there. You never know for sure until it happens.